Week 15 Flashcards
To illustrate two of his main points, Jude quoted from popular Jewish literature of the day. These works are no longer included in the Jewish or Christian (both Catholic and Protestant) Bibles but remain useful for understanding the thinking and literature of the day. They are part of a varied collection of spiritual writings known as:
Apocrypha
The Book of Revelation is primarily concerned with a revelation of:
Jesus
John the Apostle received prophetic messages from God regarding the struggles of the people of God in the world, the final outcome of Salvation in Christ, and the damnation of Satan and his servants. When writing these Spirit-inspired messages into Revelation, John connected them to certain Scriptural works as well as contemporary forms of literature that were well-suited to communicating what he was receiving from the Lord. Which of the following is Revelation most connected to?
Old Testament Post-Exilic Prophecy (especially Daniel), and Apocalyptic Literature (which gained widespread popularity in intertestamental times.)
Where were the seven churches of Revelation located?
The coastal region of Asia, what is now known as Turkey
Revelation 3 gives us a prophetic message to the church of Sardis. What was one of the outstanding problems in that church?
A “dead” church, spiritually speaking
Idealist/Spiritual/Allegorical :
The church’s ageless struggle against evil, until Christ returns
Partial Preterist :
Some of the events occurred shortly after the time of John, especially the tribulation, but we still await the resurrection of the dead, and the return of Christ
Full Preterist :
All events in Revelation occurred around and shortly after the time of John
Historicist :
The history of the church, from the apostles until the end when Christ returns
Futurist/Literalist :
All the prophecies are for the future, and are literal, with symbolism used to convey truth. The tribulation has not yet happened and does not apply to Nero or Domitian, and awaits a final antichrist who will demand worship and claim to be God
When approaching another believer’s interpretation of Revelation 4-22 that is different than our own interpretation, what is generally the best attitude to carry?
Graciously listening to and considering their contribution to the faith, while maintaining interpretive freedoms that are grounded in Scripture, recognizing that the essential messages of Revelation can be shared, even when views of the particulars of the outplaying of the end may differ very widely.
If we allow the message of Revelation, as it came to the seven churches of Asia, to speak to the identity of the oppressive forces coming against the Christians of that day, who might be identified as the “original” Antichrist of Revelation?
Domitian (or possibly Nero)
The short book of Jude brings to us an exhortation regarding purity of doctrine and faith in the end times. When summarizing the content of the letter, what does Jude exhort believers to do about their faith?
Fight for it when necessary, as though they were contending for something in a competition.
